On Friday, Youku Tudou Inc (ADR) (NYSE:YOKU)’s shares inclined 6.36% to $20.91.
Youku Tudou Inc (ADR) (YOKU) has partnered with Disney to be the exclusive online movie marketing platform in China for its Marvel collection of movies and TV series. This cooperation will see the popularity of Disney’s Marvel brand and Youku Tudou’s position as the #1 online video platform to drive online marketing through promotion of trailers, online ticketing, live events and original programming dedicated to silver screen movies.
Youku Tudou’s strength as the leading online movie marketing platform in China comes from its market position. Leveraging its 500 million unique monthly users across screens, marketing efforts are able to disseminate across Youku Tudou’s media and entertainment ecosystem resulting in greater audience impact than traditional offline movie advertising. Disney and Marvel titles resonate with Youku Tudou’s audience with over 530 million cumulative views of titles across movies, television series, trailers, Youku Tudou original productions, and live-streaming.
Youku Tudou Inc. operates as an Internet television company in the People’s Republic of China. Its Internet television platform enables users to search, view, and share video content across various devices. The company’s services for users comprise online video content library comprising primarily of professionally produced content, counting television serial dramas, movies, current event reports, variety shows, and music videos.
Ooma Inc (NYSE:OOMA)’s shares dropped -15.77% to $10.95.
Ooma, Inc., a leading smart business and home communications company, declared that it has filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) regardinga projected initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to be sold and the price range for the projected offering have not yet been determined. Ooma has applied to list its common stock on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol OOMA.
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, BofA Merrill Lynch and JMP Securities LLC are acting as joint book-running managers for the projected offering. William Blair & Company, L.L.C. and Wunderlich Securities, Inc. are acting as co-managers.
Ooma, Inc. is a provider of communications solutions and other connected services to small business, home and mobile users. The Company’s hybrid software as a service (SaaS) platform, compriseing of its cloud, on-premise appliances, mobile applications and end-point devices, provides the connectivity and functionality that powers its solutions. The Company’s products comprise Ooma Office for small businesses, Business Promoter, Ooma Telo for home, Ooma end-point devices, Ooma Premier Service for Telo and Talkatone Application. Business Promoter is a service that assists businesses generate new customer leads.
At the end of Friday’s trade, Duke Energy Corp (NYSE:DUK)‘s shares dipped -1.66% to $73.57.
Duke Energy Florida owns coal-fired and natural gas generation providing about 9,000 megawatts of owned electric capacity to about 1.7 million customers in a 13,000-square-mile service area.
With its Florida regional headquarters located in St. Petersburg, Fla., Duke Energy is the largest electric power holding company in the United States with about $120 billion in total assets.
A sweltering hot Florida summer can cause your electric bill to jump as your air conditioning battles high humidity and temperatures comprising north of 90 degrees. But, you can survive the heat and your summer energy bills by following these simple tips from Duke Energy Florida.
Try these money-saving tips to assist reduce your electric use and save as the temperature rises:
- Set your thermostat to the highest comfortable setting. Energy used to cool a home during summer can account for half of a monthly electric bill. Adjusting your thermostat to 76 degrees from 73 degrees saves more than 15 percent in electricity costs. When leaving for the day, turn the setting up a few degrees.
- Keep the AC fan switch set to “auto” and save up to $25 a month as compared to leaving it set to “on” continuously as many people do.
- Change your air filters regularly. A dirty air filter can make a cooling system work harder, which uses more energy.
- Close blinds, drapes and shades during the hottest part of the day to keep the sun’s rays from heating the inside of your home.
- Turn off unnecessary lights, and use energy-efficient light bulbs that use less electricity and emit less heat.
Duke Energy Corporation, together with its auxiliaries, operates as an energy company in the United States and Latin America. It operates through three segments: Regulated Utilities, International Energy, and Commercial Power. The Regulated Utilities segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity in the Carolinas, Florida, Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana; and transports and sells natural gas in southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (NYSE:YUM), ended its Friday’s trading session with -0.41% loss, and closed at $87.89.
Yum! Brands, Inc. (YUM) stated results for the second quarter ended June 13, 2015, counting EPS of $0.69, not taking into account Special Items. Stated EPS was $0.53.
SECOND-QUARTER HIGHLIGHTS
- Worldwide system sales grew 3%. Worldwide restaurant margin was even at 15.5%, and worldwide operating profit reduced 1%.
- Total international development was 291 new restaurants; 75% of this development occurred in emerging markets.
- China Division system sales declined 4%, as 7% unit growth was offset by a 10% same-store sales decline. Restaurant margin reduced 2.2 percentage points to 14.6%. Operating profit reduced 25%.
- KFC Division system sales raised 6%, driven by 2% unit growth and 3% same-store sales growth. Operating margin raised 1.3 percentage points to 21.9%. Operating profit raised 10%.
- Pizza Hut Division system sales raised 1%, driven by 2% unit growth. Same-store sales were even. Operating margin reduced 0.9 percentage points to 22.6%. Operating profit reduced 1%.
YUM! Brands, Inc., together with its auxiliaries, operates quick service restaurants. It operates in five segments: YUM China, YUM India, the KFC Division, the Pizza Hut Division, and the Taco Bell Division. The company develops, operates, franchises, and licenses a system of restaurants, which prepare, package, and sell various food items. As of February 4, 2015, it operated about 41,000 restaurants in about 120 countries and territories primarily under the KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell brands, which specialize in chicken, pizza, and Mexican-style food categories.
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